cepPolicyBrief
Transport
Port Services (Regulation)
cepPolicyBrief
Extending the freedom to provide services to include port services leads to lower prices for port services. The regulation that applies where port services are provided by the port management, stating that the number of service providers may not be limited to less than two, guarantees a minimum level of competition. The regulation that port infrastructure charges may only vary for certain purposes, restricts the entrepreneurial freedom of port operators.